Questions/Chart Stalk March 2022

fantasyflyte

Got questions? Need chart interpretation? Ask away!

anniemarie887

so, i took my first CBAD on day 8 and got an immediate peak, which i've never had happen and is historically WAY too early in my cycle and was sad b/c my husband was away all weekend... but i'm also temping w/my ava and logging in FF... so this morning (day 12) i caught i was on day 3 of downward temps... and i decided to take another OPK... got a peak again? so i AM SO CONFUSED! happy to hear anyone's thoughts... also i know i need to see where temps go over the next few days. but any thoughts are 100% welcome on this! chart in spoiler, thanks ladies!

mrsmtothek

@anniemarie887 did you have any other signs of O on CD 8? it definitely seems way early. I think your intuition is spot on - it looks like you might be nearing your true O soon. 

anniemarie887

@mrsmtothek not my normal signs on the 8th. My AVA bracelet predicts today as O, so we shall see! 

bbrahmbhatt

@anniemarie887 one of my friends was using the digital CB and she said that once you get a flashing smiley it just keeps flashing? Maybe that's what happened here? I was contemplating buying one but she said she found hers to be confusing because of this issue. Not sure if that's what happened in this case, but I just remembered it so I thought I would share. 

anniemarie887

@bbrahmbhatt so if you are getting the advanced digital the flashing should turn to solid when you are about to peak/surge LH, the flashing is high - they claim you'll know 4 "most" fertile days. i made the mistake of buying just clear blue digital opks as well - those just do a solid which they claim gives you the 2 most fertile days.  

temp went down again, i took a clear blue digital (had taken adv digital yesterday) and it also gave me a solid smiley. so moral of the story, who knows wtf was going on day 8... i *think* i'm still in the game here. 

ejoseph16

HELP! I have no idea. I discarded my 98.06 temp yesterday because I had a really rough night’s sleep… I’m thinking today may be O since my peak was Wednesday evening according to my CBAD. My standard OPK is still not showing a surge, but they haven’t been 100% reliable, hence getting the CBAD to double test. Anyone have thoughts? Chart is in the spoiler. 

Paturkey

@ejoseph16 I definitely don't see any signs that O happened already so I'd keep at it. Good luck.

ejoseph16

@Paturkey you are definitely right… my temp dropped again today. I’m usually a later O, but this is really late for me! 

anniemarie887

@ejoseph16 are you still taking OPKs? I’ve never tested out my surge, but did this time bc it just seemed to never end and I’m also trying to figure out WTF my body is even doing. I finally went Low today after 10 days of peak on clear blue digital OPKs. Now what’s interesting is based on a very routine cycle history that is normally 26-28 days, the home page of FF is pushing me to a 33 day cycle. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Time will tell I guess. 

ejoseph16

@anniemarie887 I am still taking my standard OPK’s, but not my CBAD because I ran out and got annoyed. I was still negative this morning, but with my temp drop today I’m wondering if I will O today or tomorrow. I’m going to take a 2nd OPK tonight if I can actually remember to do a 4 hour hold. Lol 😂 

anniemarie887

@ejoseph16 i get that! i was annoyed i got CBD and not CBAD... i had a peak immediately on day 8, but had no other symptoms which is why i started testing again on day 12. i hate buying them! so dang expensive, i thought i had found them on super sale at target which is how i wound up with the CBD not CBAD.

One other thing you could do... if you wear a fitbit or apple watch, something that's got your HR on it... look at see if that is increasing...

ejoseph16

@anniemarie887 I didn’t know heart rate was tied to O also! Interesting! I do wear an Apple Watch. I’ll check that out! Thanks! 

bearmomma1

Ok I think I need to take myself off the dailies for now. I’ve been “WTO” since my **TW: miscarriage in January, conceived by our 2nd IUI TW**. I had an ultrasound after and my RE and said everything looked fine. After the traumatic situation surrounding this MC, we decided to take a break from IUI and try naturally for a few months with the help of progesterone to help lengthen my luteal phase. I didn’t ovulate my first cycle after the MC, then had what I thought was my period 17 days later at the beginning of March, and have been spotting ever since. My lab work for RPL came back clean, and so has every other lab drawn over the years, except for low AMH. I finally sent a message to my RE after this 3 weeks of spotting and she recommends a saline sonogram, which we scheduled for next Tuesday. She said if my bleeding is any type of heavy, we’ll have to postpone the sonogram and ill need to be put on BC to stop the bleeding. I hate that idea only because I’ve blamed the fact I was on BC for 15 years of my life for ruining my whole internal system. But I would really like to stop bleeding! I’m running out of non-stained underwear. I just don’t know if keeping TTC is something I can mentally handle, but then again I don’t think I can give up yet. Roar. I guess I don’t really have a question, just needed somewhere to vent. 

portentosa

@bearmomma1 I hope you get some answers about what's going on and that the bleeding stops. Sending you lots and lots of hugs.

mambo5-2

@bearmomma1 hugs lady, I'm just gonna tell you treat yourself to new nice undies once the bleeding stops. You deserve it ❤️

bearmomma1

@mambo5-2 yes, new undies sounds like the perfect treat! 

abjm0325

@bearmomma1 Vent to us anytime! Participate where you want to and don't worry about the rest. Sending lots of hugs.

maggiemadeit

@bearmomma1 I’m sorry you’re still bleeding! I bled and spotted for 34 days after my last loss, and that constant reminder is just the worst, not to mention the underwear problem. I really hope the doctor can help. Sending you lots of love and healing. 

acleverusername

@bearmomma1 sending you hugs! 
I highly recommend Me Undies as a treat once the bleeding stops. You can get like a pack of 10 or 20 new underwear and they're sooooo soft and durable! 

anniemarie887

@bearmomma1 i'm so sorry and i can relate to the wtf is going on in my body feeling. i am glad you have a plan for the saline sono, and i hope it garners some actionable answers for you.

bearmomma1

@acleverusername oh my, I've just spent a large amount of time looking at cute underwear. No idea this excited! Thanks for getting me excited about throwing away my old stained undies and starting fresh.

@anniemarie887 I'm so sorry to read about your most recent update. **creepy internet stranger hugs**. I noticed you were absent for a bit and I was hoping for better news from you.

edited to add:

@maggiemadeit how did your bleeding stop? didn't you go see your Dr again? Did time just stop it or did you have some sort of intervention?

anniemarie887

thanks a lot @bearmomma1